Talk:Slap bracelet

Inventor

The history seems to fluctuate between these 2 inventors but no one cites any source. Please cite a source if you insist on putting this info in the article. 74.77.154.246 (talk) 05:14, 25 February 2008 (UTC) C Poole

The original "Slap Wrap" bracelet was invented by Robert Calderon at the Main Street Toy Company of Simsbury, Connecticut.

The original "Slap Wrap" bracelet was invented by [Stu Anders & Phil Bart] at Main Street Industries ]Ft Lauderdale, Florida.

HAVE Caused Deaths

Slap bracelets have caused many deaths. This isn't an urban legend. Fixed article. Manufracture 18:32, 13 December 2006 (UTC)

BS. I deleted all the references to injuries; cite evidence if you want to put them back in.68.84.128.134 06:56, 26 July 2007 (UTC)

I'm pretty sure schools banned them because they were a distraction, and not because they caused injuries. can we either cite this or remove it?

The elementary school I attended wasn't one of the schools that banned slap bracelets. As a matter of fact they actually sold them for 50 cents a piece. Although there were no injuries ant that school, that I know of. There was a problem with the fabric worn and stitches popping allowing kids to remove the fabric and wear the exposed metal bands which can be a risk of injury. Slap bracelets came in different widths and lengths as I remember. Also there was at least one innovation to slap bracelets called slap watches that was simply a slap bracelet with a watch attached.Sarujo 01:03, 11 July 2007 (UTC)

Even if there is no evidence of these deaths shouldn't you mention the rumors/urban legends refering to them. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.14.203.32 (talk) 16:09, 6 September 2007 (UTC)

This is all a fairly old discussion (in Wiki terms at least), but citations of injuries have been included in the article (New York Times among others). I feel it's worth noting that there have been no recorded cases of injuries in situations where the bracelet was being used properly, but that it was possible to sharpen the metal spring (or have it wear down over time) such that there was a sharp enough edge to slash or stab with it. Also, interestingly enough, the plastic replacement springs were also linked to such use of the bracelets as improvised weaponry. -Fuzzy (talk) 16:53, 25 July 2008 (UTC)

90's???

I seem to recall them from my stint in high school and college, which would put them in the mid-80's range. SteveCoppock (talk) 20:13, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

I agree. I remember them being huge in the 80's and almost non-existent in the 90's. Some people are remembering them from the 90's. But it was pretty much over at that point. 2602:30A:C0B3:84E0:740E:736B:6BA4:D577 (talk) 19:01, 17 March 2016 (UTC)

They were huge in the early 90s when I was in elementary school.75.27.148.138 (talk) 05:30, 3 January 2009 (UTC)

The company who created them didn't even begin until 1989, so that clearly isn't the mid-80's, and the New York Times article even stated 1990 was their first year in business, which is again not the 80's. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2602:304:CFD3:2EE0:E42C:7D5E:31CA:82A0 (talk) 20:20, 9 April 2016 (UTC)

For Slags?

I had to look this up, in the article it says "available in a wide variety of patterns and colors, for slags" I had to look this up, and it seems to be a slang word for promiscuous girls. I don't really understand the usage of this term in the article, and I'm probably not the only one.. so I decided to delete it.. (I probably should have just edited it out, but I already filled this out, so if there;s any objections, I guess people can respond here..

Resurgence

I would have thought that resent appearance in places like Hot Topic and Spencer Gifts would be enough to warrant a mention of a resurgence. Sarujo (talk) 06:42, 31 May 2011 (UTC)

Who on earth is "Shaw"?

The history section read "The bracelet was banned in several schools following reports that Shaw was injured." As there is no reference to anyone named "Shaw" in any prior portion of the wiki article, or in either of the two NYT articles cited to support the sentence, I have reworded the sentence to remove the name. Dorm41baggins (talk) 05:27, 20 November 2016 (UTC)